Chapter 80: Ancient routines win people's hearts
Gunma Prefecture Metropolitan Stadium.
The scene was full of 36,000 seats.
Today is the first semi-final of the Kanto Tournament, and Nishitokyo Seido High School will compete against Kanagawa Shonan High School.
In the first half of the first game, Sawamura and Miyuki cooperated easily to win three outs and complete the defense of the first game of Seido High School.
Such a smooth rhythm inevitably drove the momentum of Qingdao High School. Let the friends of Qingdao High School find the rhythm of the past at the beginning.
In the second half of the first game, when it was Qingdao's turn to attack, the players' motivation was also unprecedentedly high.
"Hip hop!"
The first to stand in the strike zone is naturally the first starter of Qingdao High School.
He is the offensive engine of Seido High School, and once on base, Seido High School's probability of scoring in the first inning will be greatly improved.
Especially his recent strength, which has grown rapidly, is not an exaggeration to say that it has improved by leaps and bounds.
There was a lot of anticipation for what he did at the beginning. In the audience, in addition to shouting Aomichi in unison, you can also vaguely hear the name of Kuramochi.
It can be seen that Kuramochi has begun to embark on the highway of fame.
Following this momentum, after retiring from the team, he entered the professional baseball, and the future of Kuramochi is very bright.
Those who can mix well in professional baseball either have great strength or super popularity.
Of course, if you have both at the same time, it will be more perfect. Just like the legendary player Ichiro Suzuki, his popularity is super high, and his strength is even more monster-level. That's a perfect mess, of course.
Everything around must not affect the position in the strike zone in the slightest.
In this short half a year, he has really matured a lot. Especially in the last two months, he seems to have grown up several years old.
Now he will not be unable to find the north because of a few words of praise from others. He knows very well that everything else is fake, and only his own strength is real.
As long as you can perform well, you will always have a bright future.
If you talk about high school, what are your regrets? That is not to talk about a girlfriend properly.
For the rest, Kurachi no longer has any regrets.
The next goal is to work hard towards professional baseball without distractions.
Although his academic performance is better than that of Jun Isashiki. But it's not much better, if you really look for a job step by step, that's what it's all about.
In contrast, it is still playing baseball that is the most promising.
Not to mention that he is very fond of baseball. Even if he has a general feeling about baseball, he thinks about it purely for his own life, and regards playing baseball as a kind of work.
This is also the best choice in the life of Kurachi at this stage.
In the strike zone, Kuramori's eyes stared at his opponent without blinking.
He knew very well in his heart that the opponent in front of him was definitely not an idle person.
Not long ago, Seido High School played a practice match against another team from Kanagawa. That is, in the eight-in-four competition, he lost to Feilian University of Daocheng Industry.
Although the overall strength of that school was not strong, it left a very deep impression on the Seido High School players.
Especially their trump card fairy grass straight.
That's one of the best pitchers in the country.
It's that kind of pitcher, and when he faced Shonan University, he didn't even have the strength to fight back.
This is not due to the lack of caution on the part of the players of Qingdao High School.
"I want to take a good look, what kind of cat is there in this Shonan university?"
Kuramochi carefully looked at Aota on the pitcher's mound, while keeping an eye out for the other fielders' movements.
He noticed a very strange thing, that is, with him as an opponent, the infielders of Shonan University did not choose to drive forward.
At the speed of holding the position, the other party's approach is simply looking for death.
Do you want?
In Kurachi's mind, two little boys with bare butts appeared. One with angel wings, the other with a demon's triangular fork.
The kid with the devil's triangular fork kept instigating the cang's stealing base.
A child with angel wings advises him to be cautious.
If something goes wrong, there must be a demon.
Shonan University is not a fish belly team, and it is hard to believe that they are not wary of their speed at all.
But the other party put on such a posture, it was like losing two bundles of money on the side of the road.
If you don't pick up the money, you can't feel sorry for yourself.
Kurachi intuitively thought that the kid with angel wings was right. At this time he should be cautious and at least observe a goal.
But he was never a good boy, and he never thought to listen to the angels.
The kid with the triangle fork had the upper hand, and looking at the flying baseball, Kuramochi played a short shot.
Kuramochi wasn't Carl Ross, and he never struggled with how to get on base. Either way, as long as he can stand on the base and continue the blow, it will be his victory!
Just when Kuramochi leaned down, ready to fight. The corner of his eye suddenly saw that the opponent's infielders were desperately running forward.
Isn't it too late to run forward at this time?
The corners of Kuramochi's mouth outlined a somewhat cold smile, like a demon who wants to push people down the abyss.
"Ping!"
The bat touched the white ball, and Kuramochi immediately spread the bat in his hand and ran to first base.
It's just that the ball that was hit by him seemed to bounce a little faster. At least it's much faster than the position originally thought.
"Smack!"
The third baseman who came over managed to get the ball. He didn't even straighten up his waist and passed the ball straight to first base.
"Smack!"
The cheetah-like Kuramo and the arrow-like block ball reached first base almost at the same time.
It's hard to tell with the naked eye, who is faster?
Kuramochi and Shonan's first basemen all frowned and looked at the linesmen on the first base.
The linesman hesitated and then gave the decision to be out.
In fact, he is not sure, is it the ball that is faster or the person who is faster?
Theoretically, however, light travels much faster than sound. I feel that when I saw the synchronization of the top base and the glove echo, it should have been the glove that received the ball first.
"Cut!"
Kuramochi was a little unconvinced.
An effective base, just gone, to hell if his mood can be good.
It's just that he is not in a good mood, and the other party's mood doesn't seem to be very comfortable.
They probably didn't expect the speed of the warehouse to be so fast, and they still ran to first base when they were so timely to defend back.
In the rest area of Seido High School.
Sawamura and Miyuki glanced at each other, and both saw surprise in each other's eyes.
They knew the speed of Kuramochi too well, and the other party was able to block Kuramochi without being guarded in front of the drive.
Although the process seems to be a little more tortuous. But the facts are the facts, and Kuramochi was still blocked.
This is a very incredible thing in the eyes of the friends of the baseball club of Qingdao High School.
Even if they saw it with their own eyes, they still couldn't believe that what had just happened was real.
"It's not entirely impossible!"
Miyuki frowned and muttered.
For him, who likes data analysis, he has never wanted to believe that there are any coincidences in this world.
The exit of Kurachi looks like a coincidence. But there must be an inevitable factor in this.
First of all, the opponent's defense speed was too fast, and the reaction of the Shonan players was also strange.
For a while, Yuyuki still wanted to be less transparent. However, he has found inspiration, and I believe that it will not be too far away from cracking the answer.
One out, no one on base.
At this time, it was the turn of the blow to play the second baton of Kominato Haruichi.
Sawamura, who was the third batter, also began to put on his batting gloves and a helmet for batting, and took the bats he was used to in his hand and walked to the position where he was waiting for the strike, ready to play.
At this moment, Kominato Haruichi, who is standing in the strike zone, keeps replaying the scene of Kuramochi's previous exit in his mind.
For his partner between the two tours, the senior of a team. Kominato Haruichi is very confident in the strength of Yoichi Kuramochi.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would have been hard for him to believe that his opponent would be able to stop the short fight of Senior Kuramochi without taking a pre-drive defense.
However, it is not without gains, through the previous confrontation between them, Kominato Harushi understands a reality.
If Kuramochi can't rely on stealing the base, it will be even more impossible for the others.
At this time, you can only choose a head-to-head duel with the other party.
The bat in his hand was lifted by him, and Kominato Haruichi put on a scarecrow strike stance.
He deliberately changed his previous rhythm nuclear strike habits, just didn't want the other party to grab some pigtails?
Haruichi Kominato had a very strange feeling that Kurachi's previous exit was not so simple.
Of course, this is just his own feeling. If you really want him to say 1234, he can't say it.
But the players from Shonan High School don't seem to pay much attention to Kominato Haruichi, who has changed his striking stance.
Instead, he is methodically adjusting his guard.
Their fielders, who were guarding, began to drift in the direction of the first base.
Standing in the strike zone and looking at the past, the side that is biased to the first base side has been guarded like an iron bucket by Shonan's fielders.
Instead, the side of the third base was empty.
It feels like as long as the ball falls, it should be able to get a hit.
Outside corners?
Haruichi Kominato is a right-hand hitter, and the opponent puts on such a posture that it looks like he is going to attack the outside corner.
Haruichi Kominato's footsteps followed with a small adjustment, preparing to step out when the ball flew over.
Here it comes!
Aota, a pitcher from Shonan High School, moves very fast.
As soon as the formation of the guard was adjusted, the pitch in his hand flew over.
It's fast, the pace is strong, and the position is tricky.
Truth be told, it should be a very high quality goal.
But it's not that it can't be beaten.
Especially for the players of the Seido High School baseball club, this ball is really not difficult to deal with.
Haruichi Kominato is sure to hit this ball.
The timing of the pitch and the angle of the baseball are exactly the same as the scenario in my mind.
Supposedly, Kominato Haruichi should have 100% confidence to hit the ball.
But Kominato Harushi feels very weird.
It's as if I've been designed, and it's a very awkward feeling.
Although there is an ominous feeling in his heart, the ball that has been planned for so long is impossible for Kominato Harushi to let go.
He gritted his teeth secretly, but still stepped out.
At the same time, the bat in his hand swung out with his crotch steps.
"Ping!"
I thought that there would be some unexpected situation in the middle of the way, and I could wait until the bat kicked the ball out, and nothing happened.
The sharp outside corner kick was also forcibly pulled to the third base side by Kominato Haruichi.
Very good!
The defense on the side of the third base is still very lax.
Haruichi Kominato spread out the bat in his hand and prepared to run to first base.
Seeing that the ball he hit was about to hit the ground, suddenly a sturdy figure rushed out.
The figure ran several steps in a row, and then made a horizontal pun, steadily picking the falling ball into his glove.
Because he rushed too fast, he couldn't brake the car at all for the time being, so he rolled forward twice in succession before he stopped.
"Out!!"
Despite his embarrassed appearance, the small white ball in his glove never fell off.
When the glove lifted the ball, Kominato Haruichi was out.
"Aesthetic Garrison !!"
In the stands.
Even the supporters of Seido High School were silent.
The game was too weird, and Kominato Haru City scored a goal that was forcibly stopped by the opponent with beautiful skills.
This probability is like shooting a three-pointer halfway across the court on a basketball court.
The most terrifying thing is that he also entered.
At this moment, even the supporters of Seido High School believe that Lady Luck has abandoned Seido.
Otherwise, how could the team be so unlucky?
"Third batter, pitcher, Sawamura!"
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